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PowerBook 540c
M4880 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M4880 |
Reference
| Original price | $5,300 |
| Announced | 1994-05-16 |
| Discontinued | 1995-08-16 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 8.1 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | Motorola 68LC040 @ 33 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB, 8 MB, 12 MB, 20 MB, 36 MB (max) |
| Storage | 320 MB SCSI HDD, 500 MB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in 8-bit color video |
| Display | 9.5″ active matrix color (640×480) |
| Operating system | System 7.1, System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2, System 7.5, System 7.5.1, System 7.5.2, System 7.5.3, System 7.5.5, Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer) · Serial (modem) · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · PC Card Type II (×2) · Internal modem slot · Floppy port |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 295 × 57 × 234 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 kg |
Known quirks
- First Mac laptop with a trackpad, replacing the trackball
- Blackbird chassis is rugged but palm rests yellow and crack with age
- NiMH battery common; capacity retention is poor after 30 years
- PowerPC upgrade cards exist (Newer Technology) and turn it into a 603e system
- Has a full-duplex 16-bit stereo audio — unusual for the era